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Causes: Homeless & Housing, Housing Support
Mission: Provides safe, affordable, and
Programs: In its efforts to provide safe, affordable, and high quality housing to low and moderate income families, the organization had a significant impact on the local community. The organization placed 5 new homeowners in energy efficient, quality homes and operated 369 rental units. The infil program has bridged the affordability gap with down payment assistance for qualified buyers of newly constructed homes while increasing the tax base. And the construction trades partnership between the organization and iowa western community college has simultaneously addressed the needs for both increased affordable housing for low to moderate income working families and quailty training for students preparing for careers in the construction industry.
the community building and engagement program works to develop a greater sense of community within low to moderate socio-economic neighborhoods by supporting resident-driven groups, facilitating communinity building activities, and developing resident leaders. In 2017, the program worked closely with the bayliss west neighborhood in council bluffs, iowa by providing resources to the neighborhood association to facilitate resident involvement. The program worked with the central park neighborhood